On Wed, 2012-10-24 at 08:26 -0400, [email protected] wrote: > Namaste, hakkers! > > I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2012-10-23 and that the minutes are > posted. They are visible on the web at > http://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/23-10-2012. I've also included them in this > mail for reading at your leisure: > > {{Infobox_meeting > |time=7PM > |date=2012-10-23 > |venue=1456 Riverside > |next=Meetings/30-10-2012 > |previous=Meetings/16-10-2012 > }} > > > = Agenda = > > * '''Note Taker:''' Dan Swick > * '''Moderator:''' Trever Fischer > > == Introduction and Names == > > * Devin has a saw but doesn't play in a band. > * Paul gets ready for vacation. > * Hannah is an artisan. > * Wendy lives across from Penny, the master baker > * Dan gets annoyed at being called "The Man." > * Trever doesn't play Minecraft but runs a really nice server. > * Andrew is currently studying for an exam. > > > == Announcements == > > * We has a bandsaws. > * We have parts trays, welding goggles. > * We have a label printer. > * Penny has started work on her wine-cork curtains. > * Saturday is board tour of 21 W. North Street. Will try to sign lease. > Move-in Dec 1, opening day Jan 5. > * We need speakers for next month and December. > * Devin will do a welding class in December! > * Trever will do intro to Arduino, Jan 7. > * Paul will do a sharpening workshop. > * Trever worked on a project called "Spiff." Will be using for inventory, > member payments, profile fields, database of all member stuff. Can be used to > track training. Can schedule classes. > * QR codes are used for inventory, will take you straight to Spiff page. > * Devin brought Jello(R) shots. > * 2nd Wednesday of next month, intro to soldering. > > == Membership == > * None. > > == Financial Report == > * Funds in bank: $3138.37 > > == Proposals == > > <!-- > Proposal format: > > * '''Proposal''' by --~~~~: > > Copy the above example verbatim, and place it immediately below this line. --> > '''SYN/HAK should be referred to as a makerspace and not a hacker space.''' > by --[[Special:Contributions/76.188.197.165|76.188.197.165]] 23:57, 22 > October 2012 (EDT): Markus Vogl (written by Penny Golightley) > > This reasons for this proposal is as follows: > People are intimidated by the word hacker. This has been observed by a few of > our members when marketing the space and it was even enough of an issue to be > brought up at our WSKU interview. The term makerspace is friendlier to the > general population than hackerspace. Markus told us at the last meeting he > attended that the Chicago makerspace said they had a lot more success with > the term makerspace than hackerspace. This may be a better PR move. > ** Nobody will be forced to call it anything. > > * '''Alternative proposal''' by --[[User:Tdfischer|Tdfischer]] 00:13, 23 > October 2012 (EDT): We shouldn't have a tagline in any promotional material. > Members should be free to call it what they want. > > ** Trever believes that the label is a false dichotomy. We shouldn't call it > anything, so it should be called whatever we want. Take off the word > "Hackerspace" out of logos and promotional material. Still up in the air, > maybe "Make Share Create?" Noisebridge - "We spurn the key and lock." >
I'm still very very torn about this decision. Hackerspaces are a very real thing. Those who want to come to a hackerspace know what one is. If not, they won't find the term scary at all after about 10 seconds of explanation. It wasn't 'till a few hours before this meeting that this was even an issue that needed discussing. I feel it went through way too fast, and I feel terribad for letting it be discussed at all without having the original writers of the proposal be there to defend their side. Additionally, this was a very significant thing. It should've been discussed for a few weeks before we change something that we were founded upon. My bad. For root's sake, its a word. I don't feel our audience includes "people who are scared of hacking" or "people who don't have an open mind". We shouldn't be afraid of whatever sigma "hackerspace" gives us. Instead, we should embrace it and prove the world that hacking is a Really Cool Thing that everybody does. There is a whole culture of collaboration surrounding that term and it is probably an even worse idea in terms of our public image to act scared about a word that means so much to people. For next week, I'm proposing that we disregard any actions that happened on Tuesday regarding these two proposals until we get a unanimous decision by more of the members than the handful that show up every week, and a total board vote. Trust me, it isn't just me who thinks the whole process and general idea was not excellent. > > * '''Membership Responsibilities/Titles/Perks''' by > --[[User:Windcask|Windcask]] 14:05, 23 October 2012 (EDT): There's enough > going on (and there will be lots more after we get the space) that it might > be time to talk about membership responsibilities and holding those who hold > them to account. All of us should be equally responsible for the success or > failure of the space as an organization and not rely on certain higher-level > members to move things along. Examples of duties: PR/Social Media presence, > custodial duties, wiki spam cleanup, maintenance and inventory of equipment, > speaking events, demonstrations to the public, etc. > > Holding to responsibilities could be accomplished by positive reinforcement > of some kind (special titles, access to VPS services, higher-level trust in > Syn/Hak electronic infrastructure, reduced memberships, etc.). > * "Being awesome to everyone" should be enough to motivate members to pitch > in and help out. Leadership should take the lead in the sharing of > responsibilities. Revisit later when it actually becomes a problem. > > * '''SysAdmin Meetings''' - Also, proposal for monthly/bi-monthly strategy > meetings involving members and important non-members (relrod for example) to > talk solely about website, social media, and space electronics administration > (servers, lab workstations, door keys, etc.). Could be physical, could be > conference call or IRC chat. > Passed - 60 minutes before meeting last week in month, get computer-inclined > people involved. > > == Discussion Items == > > * (Moved to discussion items) * '''Inventapalooza''' by Devin : > Tagline/address gets figured out, but Devin will be working out a whole PR > campaign and pay for it. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
